25 Mar 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1921
Page
1
Pricing details for subscriptions and advertising are listed for residents of Atlantic Iowa. Rates vary by delivery method and region, with mail options priced by year and period, plus Canada and foreign zones. The note confirms Associated Press membership and rights for republication of news dispatches and local content.
Atlantic subscribers who do not receive their newspapers in time may have some delivered if they call before seven oclock. Call Rel 408 for assistance. This is not the number of the News Telegraph.
Joseph Burnea announces candidacy for mayor of Atlantic Iowa subject to voter decision at the city election on March 28. He presents his name in a brief eligibility notice and urges participation by residents.
A. K. Coomes declares candidacy for mayor of Atlantic subject to city election on March 28. He states his run is contingent on voters' decision and places emphasis on public service.
A candidate announces run for councilman at large in Atlantic Iowa subject to voters decision at the city election on March 28. The notice mentions R E King in connection with the candidacy.
The undersigned announces self as a candidate for the office of councilman at large in Atlantic. Voters head to the polls at the city election on March 28.
TL announces candidacy for councilman from the Third ward subject to voters decision at the city election on March 1. Mountain states intent to seek office and fulfill duties if elected.
J. L. Cruise announces bid for councilman in the upcoming election, pledging to follow voters’ will at the March 2nd balloting amid Athimtie area concerns and local council considerations.
A truncated notice indicates ROBENSON filing to run for the city council chair seat, subject to voter decision in March. The vague OCR fragment references a candidate, election section, and March date, with minimal readable context.
The district council race features Leteby Taomnte vying for a council seat under a Mou Wada banner with Laais as observer. Polls show voters awaiting results Monday Mirela. Oda Ray Trainer is listed as a figure in the whirlwind contest.
A Celoron court hears 65 railroad employees including express messengers baggagemen brakemen and conductors in a multi year wholesale theft case. The article notes baggage shipments often broken into upon arrival and that baggage shipments were considered the owner's risk in recent times. A bagged item from Tampa was reported broken into en route.
In Macon on March 17, testimony in a U S district court trial of over fifty defendants accused of conspiracy to steal from the United States government revealed a pattern of express shipments looted by railroad messengers. W A S Hughes testified of guards, threats, and a culture of pilfering from fall 1917 to 1920, with bicycles, shoes, clothing, tires, and other goods stolen during trips.
The mayor’s ten year stewardship is detailed with crime low and finances sound. The account notes low electric rates, bond obligations paid, and state officers approving city methods, portraying Atlantic as a model town under Mayor Burnea.
The piece combines a Walt Mason poem about reverses and misfortune with a late segment selling farm loans at 6 percent through Wood & Savery of Atlantic, Iowa, and a dentist ad for Dr H K Williams in Fulton Building Fulton. The mix shows a small town newspaper layout with literary verse followed by local business notices.
The city marks ten years under Mayor Burnea noting a crime-free period, steady growth, and major improvements. It cites sewerage, paving, city hall work, water and electric plant upgrades, with almost one million dollars spent and no graft charges. It contrasts old bond practices with Burnea era pay-as-you-go bonds and lists specific bond payments from his decade in office.
State examiners M F Cox and Bar H Kooser praise the city's finances and management as two years of well run affairs. They note low indebtedness, proper fund use, and commend city officials, while addressing a criticism on electric rates by showing Atlantic rates are about 20 percent lower than peers. Mayor Barnes seeks re election citing enforcement of laws and devotion to city interests.
Hog raisers know hogs need clean, healthful surroundings. The Portland Cement Association offers a booklet titled Concrete on the Hog Farm for a 2 cent stamp. It promises guidance on using concrete on farms, especially hog farms, via Department I in Chicago. Daisy Molasses Cake appears as an ad fragment.
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